FRANK D. HAVARD, GAMMA PHI
NAMED 2009 MR. PI KAPPA PHI

 
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation will host its Summer Alumni Reunion on June 5 - 7 in Boston.  About 75 members and friends will be gathering to enjoy some fellowship and to honor our new 2009 Mr. Pi Kappa Phi Jim Krucher, Beta Alpha (NJIT) and Lyn Havard who will accept the Mr. Pi Kappa Phi award on behalf of her late husband, Frank.

In February 2006, after having just been diagnosed with cancer, Foundation Trustee Frank D. Havard, made a promise. He acknowledged the difficult road that lay ahead, but promised to join his brothers in Fort Worth for the 50th Supreme Chapter. After all, Frank had attended each convention since 1977, and he was determined to attend his fourteenth consecutive Supreme Chapter.

Despite his brief but intense battle, Frank, at age 49, passed to the Chapter Eternal on May 15—two months short of his goal.

He began his 28-plus years of service to Pi Kappa Phi by first serving his chapter as archon and served the greater fraternity in numerous capacities—as a national fraternity staff member, Nu Phi Society member and dedicated alumnus.

A former employee of the national fraternity and a Foundation trustee at the time of his passing, Havard was remembered by good friend and brother, William Finney, Gamma Xi (Georgia Southwestern), who spoke of Havard’s love of fraternity and family. In a touching remembrance, the 50th Supreme Chapter recognized Havard with a Merit Citation presented to his wife, Lyn, and daughter, Anne. Lyn and Anne were recognized with a standing ovation for their courage and desire to keep Havard’s promise to attend the convention.